2. What is inscribed on the Ring of Mordor?
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ring-inscription
3. A microscopic DNA machine resembling a pair of motorized tweezers has been built by researchers -- using DNA from salmon sperm in a procedure the scientists say may one day help them build computers that are 1,000 times faster than today's models. These researchers are affiliated with what two organizations? Bell Labs and the University of Oxford http://articles.cnn.com/2000-08-09/tech/dna_1_dna-motor-researchers?_s=PM:TECH
4. A megaflop (M for megaflop) chip can perform a million floating point operations per second. A gigaflop (G for gigaflop) chip can perform a billion floating point operations per second (1000 times a million). A teraflop (T for teraflop) chip would perform a trillion floating point operations per second (1000 times a billion). What are the next two Greek prefixes that would be used for numbers greater than one trillion? (that is, 1000 times a trillion, and 1000000 times a trillion) peta and exa http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/Kilo-mega-giga-tera-peta-and-all-that
6. What is the difference between shareware and freeware , and what freeware application is constantly being upgraded and improved by the Stone Soup team?
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee.
Shareware (a.k.a. Free Trial) is not indented as a "freebie" but a concept that allows you to try the software for a period of time, allowing you to decide whether to buy it (or not). http://www.snapfiles.com/help/shareware-freeware-differences.html
7. In 1976 two mathematicians, Kenneth Appel and W. Haken of the University of Illinois, and a local young computer scientist (Wilkes University) solved the "Four Color Problem". What is the Four Color Problem and what was the name of the local computer scientist who formulated the computer-solution to this problem? The four-color theorem states that any map in a plane can be colored using four-colors in such a way that regions sharing a common boundary (other than a single point) do not share the same color. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Four-ColorTheorem.html
8. A crucial landmark in the development of intelligent systems was the appearance in 1971 of the SHRDLU program. Who created this program and what was its purpose? SHRDLU is a program for understanding natural language, written by Terry Winograd at the M.I.T. http://hci.stanford.edu/winograd/shrdlu/
9. The following semaphore signal translates into a term representing a new technology. What is this term and what are the promises of this new technology? DO NOT DO
10. John Horton Conway, a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, created a cellular-automata simulation game he called Life . There are many Java/ Javascript versions of Life available on the World Wide Web. There are also many shareware/freeware applications available for use on Macintosh and Windows systems. Provide me with a URL to download a shareware/freeware version for Microsoft Windows. Who was Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot and what is his role in the development of communication systems?
Download At: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,63084-order,4/description.html
11. Define informatics. Where can I find detailed information on this subject (such as a web address)? Informatics is the scientific study of information. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-informatics.htm
Exocomps were artificial lifeforms designed by the Tyran Doctor Farallon that had gained sentience.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Exocomp
2. What is inscribed on the Ring of Mordor?
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ring-inscription
3. A microscopic DNA machine resembling a pair of motorized tweezers has been built by researchers -- using DNA from salmon sperm in a procedure the scientists say may one day help them build computers that are 1,000 times faster than today's models. These researchers are affiliated with what two organizations?
Bell Labs and the University of Oxford
http://articles.cnn.com/2000-08-09/tech/dna_1_dna-motor-researchers?_s=PM:TECH
4. A megaflop (M for megaflop) chip can perform a million floating point operations per second. A gigaflop (G for gigaflop) chip can perform a billion floating point operations per second (1000 times a million). A teraflop (T for teraflop) chip would perform a trillion floating point operations per second (1000 times a billion). What are the next two Greek prefixes that would be used for numbers greater than one trillion? (that is, 1000 times a trillion, and 1000000 times a trillion)
peta and exa
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/Kilo-mega-giga-tera-peta-and-all-that
5. J. F. Nash ( A Beautiful Mind ) won the Nobel prize for contributions in what field of study?
For his pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1994/press.html
6. What is the difference between shareware and freeware , and what freeware application is constantly being upgraded and improved by the Stone Soup team?
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee.
Shareware (a.k.a. Free Trial) is not indented as a "freebie" but a concept that allows you to try the software for a period of time, allowing you to decide whether to buy it (or not).
http://www.snapfiles.com/help/shareware-freeware-differences.html
The Fractint Home Page web site is the primary reference source for the freeware program "Fractint".
http://nelsiro.tripod.com/nelsiro/Textos/Cr_06.htm
7. In 1976 two mathematicians, Kenneth Appel and W. Haken of the University of Illinois, and a local young computer scientist (Wilkes University) solved the "Four Color Problem". What is the Four Color Problem and what was the name of the local computer scientist who formulated the computer-solution to this problem?
The four-color theorem states that any map in a plane can be colored using four-colors in such a way that regions sharing a common boundary (other than a single point) do not share the same color.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Four-ColorTheorem.html
John Koch
http://books.google.com/books?id=oGuXAkR6tlMC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=computer+scientist+(Wilkes+University)+solved+the+%22Four+Color+Problem%22&source=bl&ots=-g-vBLT6XH&sig=5-Ya0FG3434SHrT1PmJfWzZdiqk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QFXPT9H_M4rq6gHzr8W4DA&ved=0CFYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
8. A crucial landmark in the development of intelligent systems was the appearance in 1971 of the SHRDLU program. Who created this program and what was its purpose?
SHRDLU is a program for understanding natural language, written by Terry Winograd at the M.I.T.
http://hci.stanford.edu/winograd/shrdlu/
9. The following semaphore signal translates into a term representing a new technology. What is this term and what are the promises of this new technology?
DO NOT DO
10. John Horton Conway, a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, created a cellular-automata simulation game he called Life . There are many Java/ Javascript versions of Life available on the World Wide Web. There are also many shareware/freeware applications available for use on Macintosh and Windows systems. Provide me with a URL to download a shareware/freeware version for Microsoft Windows. Who was Jean-Maurice-Emile Baudot and what is his role in the development of communication systems?
Download At: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,63084-order,4/description.html
Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot, (born 1845, Magneux, France—died March 28, 1903, Sceaux), engineer who, in 1874, received a patent on a telegraph code that by the mid-20th century had supplanted Morse Code as the most commonly used telegraphic alphabet.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/56369/Jean-Maurice-Emile-Baudot
11. Define informatics. Where can I find detailed information on this subject (such as a web address)?
Informatics is the scientific study of information.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-informatics.htm
12. What is "Napier's Bones?"
Napier's bones, also called Napier's rods, are numbered rods which can be used to perform multiplication of any number by a number 2-9.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NapiersBones.html
13. What are the digits of row seven of Pascal's triangle?
1 6 15 20 15 6 1
http://www.mathsisfun.com/pascals-triangle.html
14. What is a googol?
A googol is a large number equal to
15. Provide the formula for calculating wind chill.
Wind chill temperature = 35.74 + 0.6215T - 35.75V (0.16) + 0.4275TV(0.16)
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/winter/windchill/wind-chill-formulas.htm
16. What is a titanic prime number?
a prime number of at least 1000 decimal digits
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TitanicPrime.html
17. Who is Raymond E. Welch, Sr., and for what is he famous?
Raymond E. Welch Sr. won the race on August 7, 1932, becoming the first one-legged person to ascend the peak.
http://climbing.about.com/od/usstatehighpoints/a/MtWashingtonFacts.htm
18. What is a rhombic dodecahedron?
rhombic dodecahedron is the dual polyhedron of the cuboctahedron
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RhombicDodecahedron.html
19. What are the lyrics to Bob Dylan's song Subterranean Homesick Blues?
http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/subterranean-homesick-blues
20. Where were the 1932 Summer Olympics held? Where will the 2012 Summer Olympics be held?
1932 Summer Olympics were held at Los Angeles, California, United States.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_city_and_country_hosted_the_1932_Summer_Olympics#ixzz1wxLDrLk6
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London
http://projectbritain.com/olympics/